Practice question
A judge proposes to buy a parcel currently in litigation before the court where she exercises her judicial functions. The seller offers the ordinary market price. Does that price alone avoid Article 1491(5)?
- Yes, fair price is a universal exception
- Yes, if the seller initiated the offer
- Only the parcel’s size matters
- No
- The judge may replace the restriction with a private promise
Legal references
- Civil Code Article 1491(5): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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